What color is #DBE5DC?

#DBE5DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE5DC?

The RGB value is 219, 229, 220: 219 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE5DC?

The complementary color is #E5DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE5DC color

#DBE5DC rgb(219, 229, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE5DC is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.8% green and 86.3% blue (219, 229, 220).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 16% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#DBE5DC color codes

HEX	`#DBE5DC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 229, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 16%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.98, -4.97, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.98, 5.92, 147.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.149, 76.266, 78.721)`
Decimal	`14411228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE5DC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBE5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBE5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe5dc; }
.text { color: #dbe5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 229 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe5dc, #dbe5e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DBE5DC?: #DBE5DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE5DC?: The RGB value is 219, 229, 220: 219 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE5DC?: The complementary color is #E5DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.